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you able to orient the kidney and differentiate the left one from the right when they are
outside of the cadaver (figure 1) (Barwinska et al., 2020).
Figure (1): Kidneys in a cadaver: From superior to inferior and from anterior to posterior, you will find the renal vein,
followed by the renal artery, and ending with the ureter (Barwinska et al., 2020).
The kidney is protected by layers that surround it which are:
The fibrous capsule (renal capsule).
The perinephric fat (perirenal fat capsule).
The renal fascia which besides the kidneys also encloses the suprarenal gland
and its surrounding fat (Chacon‐ Caldera et al., 2020).
Outside the fascia is the most superficial layer of fat tissue called the
perinephric fat. This layer sits posterolateral to each kidneys and separates it from the
muscles of the posterior abdominal wall (Kosovic et al., 2020).
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